Top Ten New Jersey Events for March 29th – March 31st, 2019

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March is winding down and the weather is heating up! Do not stay at home this weekend! Here are my top ten picks for New Jersey Events for March 29th – 31st, 2019.

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Top Ten New Jersey Events for March 29 -31:

Garden State Film Festival
March 27 – 31
The artistic philosophy of the Garden State Film Festival is rooted in the celebration of the independent film genre and the creation of a forum where local and other independent filmmakers can exhibit their work. It was also created to pay tribute to New Jersey’s legacy as the birthplace of the American filmmaking industry in Thomas Edison’s Menlo Park laboratories where he invented the first film cameras and projectors, to Fort Lee, where the original studios were founded. The event provides novice and aspiring filmmakers, actors, and others interested in careers in the film business, the opportunity to meet and network with industry professionals in an atmosphere conducive to learning and mentoring
Asbury Park, NJ
Cost: Tickets

The 2019 Atlantic City Beer & Music Festival
March 29 & 30
Festival goers in 2019 will see nearly 600 different beers from 150 breweries. Participating breweries from down the street to across the country will showcase their unique libations and various styles. The goal of The Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival is to promote and educate attendees on craft beer and the brew masters that create them. This event is the perfect opportunity for beer geeks, beer lovers and beer beginners to speak to the brains behind the brews. It paves way to new discovery, deeper passions and more memories!
1 Convention Blvd, Atlantic City, NJ
Cost: $60 – $85

The Fest for Beatles Fans
March 29 – 31
THE FEST is always a peace+love filled weekend of live concerts, memorabilia, battle-of-the-bands, trivia, discussions, films, an art museum, special guests bringing Beatles stories to life, look-alike contests, charity raffles, auctions, and jam sessions with fellow fans until the wee hours of the morning. The event also features the Beatles Marketplace, where you’ll find everything Beatles you could ever IMAGINE. From hundreds of T-shirts, DVDs, books, posters and magnets, to cutesy Beatles cartoon socks and rare Beatles photographs… it’s an absolute Beatles FANtasy.
Hyatt Regency, Jersey City, NJ
Cost: $54 – $200

New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival
March 29 – 31
New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival Horror convention! Their goal is for fans to see amazing Horror films in the indie scene and also an opportunity to mingle with big names in horror. Horror fans can also participate in Q&A sessions, see the amazing vendors from around the Horror scene and watch the best indie films around.
Showboat, Atlantic City, NJ
Cost: $25 – $75

Kappa Delta Food Truck Festival
March 30, 2PM – 5PM
Kappa Delta’s Fourth Annual Shamrockin’ Food Truck Festival benefitting Prevent Child Abuse America is on March 30th. Six local food trucks ranging in cuisine from crispy empanadas to loaded French fries will be ready to satisfy your hunger! There is a $2 entrance fee or donation of choice, please bring cash for the trucks. Enjoy delicious food, music, photo booth, and more!
TCNJ Lot 12, Trenton, NJ
Cost: $2 or Donation

Boonton Fitness Crawl
March 31, 9AM – 3PM
The Boonton Fitness Crawl is a community event focusing on fitness, wellness and health. For a $30 donation, you’ll have access to a variety of short classes and seminars at participating venues and special discounts at shops and restaurants all day. A portion of the proceeds will go to charity.
Boonton, NJ
Cost: $30

Jersey Shore Toy Show
March 31, 10AM – 4PM
Collectibles show featuring 75+ tables of toys, comic books, & video games. FAMILY FRIENDLY – 1000’s of vintage, new, & unique gifts – action figures, diecast cars & trucks, dolls, model kits, monsters, playsets, robots, slot cars, trains, and toy soldiers from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s through today. Star Wars, DC & Marvel Superheroes, Transformers, G1 GI Joe, He-Man / Masters of the Universe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Thundercats, WWF / WWE Wrestling, Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Aurora, TOMY AFX, Barbie, Funko POP!, Godzilla, POPY and other Japanese robots, Lego, Lionel, Marx, Nintendo, PEZ, and much more. Special appearance by the 501st NER Star Wars costuming / cosplay group.
South Wall Fire Company Banquet Hall, 2605 Atlantic Ave, Manasquan, NJ
Cost: Free

The Chocolate Expo
March 31, 10AM – 7PM
The Chocolate Expo has become the largest chocolate event in the United States. At The Chocolate Expo… everyone will feel like the proverbial “kid in a candy store,” and you’ll even get to relive your favorite childhood movie memories with a visit by actor Paris Themmen, who played Golden Ticket winner “Mike TeeVee” in Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder. Celebrity chef demos, free face painting and more will round-out the day!
Rutgers Athletic Center, 83 Rockafeller Road, Piscataway Township, NJ
Cost: $10 – $30

Garfield Semiannual Spring Street Fair 2019
March 31, 10AM – 5PM
Don’t miss a fun-filled day along Garfield’s Midland Avenue. Enjoy live music, food trucks & street food vendors, unique shopping, carnival games, plus a Kids Zone packed with tons of fun activities and much more!
500 Midland Ave, Garfield, NJ
Cost: Free

3rd Annual Meatball Showdown
March 31, 2PM – 5PM
The Meatball Showdown will feature meatballs prepared by several local, non-professional cooks as they compete for the title of “Best Meatballs of the Jersey Shore”. Returning to defend her 2018 Judge’s 1st Place Meatball AND Peoples Choice Award Meatball, Deb Turner!
Capone’s, 17 Washington Street, Toms River, NJ
Cost: $25

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